Archaeology

Shaftesbury: Printed and Published by the author & London: Longman, Rees et al., 1829. Half calf, 10 inches tall. A charming Georgian binding with wide gilt raised bands and extra gilt panels. Armorial bookplate. Embellished with engraved frontispiece, folding map and 12 lithographs. A fine tall copy.

London: Times Newspapers / The Royal Academy, 1973. Full morocco, 9 3/4 inches tall. A fine binding by Zaehnsdorf with raised bands, gilt titles, design to upper board, dentelles and all edges. Rubbing to the joints and a musty aroma, otherwise a very fine copy. This is the scarce full leather deluxe edition to celebrate this great exhibition of the finds of the People's Republic of China at the Royal Academy, London from September 1973 to January 1794. Many of the 365 exhibits are illustrated in colour with the rest in black and white.